Demonstrating Outcomes – Radishes
Achieving measurable outcomes from learning takes time and effort. Although there are multiple frameworks for measuring outcomes (such as Kirkpatrick), you need to demonstrate both short and long term outcomes to keep momentum. Radishes may be all you have to show for a while, but you should be proud of…
Creating a High Learning Organization in Healthcare (and delivering measurable outcomes from learning)
Healthcare is a constant state of change. Healthcare organizations need to become high learning organizations to respond to the current pace of change. Currently, education is seen by healthcare finance as ‘non-productive time that should be limited or eliminated if at all possible,’ so organizations need a new way to…
Art of Questioning
Effective questioning, with a stance of curiosity, is at the core of good debriefing. A general rule for debriefing is that the debriefer (or co-debriefers if there are two) should talk about 30% of the time and learners 70% of the time. To facilitate discussion (and stay away from lecturing),…
Experiential Learning Styles
Although some learning styles (such as visual, auditory, kinesthetic) may be more familiar, Kolb’s Experiential Learning Styles (Kolb & Kolb, 2005) may be more valuable in healthcare both during simulated and real experiences. Kolb’s Experiential Learning Styles may help explain preceptor/preceptee mismatches, differing feedback on the same learner, and learners…